Mercedes’ stranglehold on pole positions in 2026 was damaged in Miami as McLaren’s Lando Norris set a scintillating tempo in Dash Qualifying to outgun championship chief Kimi Antonelli – with the pecking order getting a little bit of a shake-up within the Sunshine State.
We all know Lando Norris loves Miami – however the place on Earth did that lap come from?
A closely upgraded McLaren, that is the place. Crew Principal Andrea Stella stated earlier than the weekend that his crew can be bringing a very new automobile throughout the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix – and whereas they have been hopeful of closing the hole to Mercedes, they did not count on to overtake them.
